I've been a long fan of the Beatles and their favourite album of mine is the White Album. I have listened to a lot of music and I still think hands down that they are the greatest rock band to have graced this planet. But I see that most people I come across claim that they suck and are overrated. So is anyone here a fan of the Beatles or at least like their music?

The first time I had a 'favourite song' it was Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, so I guess that I'd say Sgt. Pepper's is my favourite Beatles album. I find there earlier stuff kind of annoying though (I wanna hold your ha-aa-aand etc. Blegh). But still, awesome band.

And remember: Paul's dead! And John Lives!

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A recent study shows that 8% of teenagers listen to nothing but music with guitars in it. Put this in your sig if you're one of the 92% who isn't a close-minded moron.

^ I agree about The White Album, though even if you cut that album down into one disc it would still be my favorite.

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I would enjoy it more if the fillers were taken away. I mean, it's still a good album, but I find that it is highly overrated and far from their best.

Yeah thats how I feel. There are some great songs but the album as a whole is not as great as some of their others.

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Yeah thats how I feel. There are some great songs but the album as a whole is not as great as some of their others.

What makes the White Album work for me IS the filler then the killer tunes after the filler, it ebbs and flows. I can't imagine hearing John's great Bungalo Bill without the one-take throwaway Paul song Wild Honey Pie before it. That's just me.

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I know that feeling you're talking about, lexhibit, where one song builds up to the greatness of another because there is a contrast between the two with one being only an okay song, and the other an awesome song, but I just felt this was something used throughout the entire album, and then also topped with more fillers so that there were these fillers inbetween the other fillers.

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abbey road is george's best work with here comes the sun and something. i wish he wrote more songs. i think he had way more potential than he showed(or was allowed to show) in the beatles and you can see that on all things must pass

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Exactly. I feel that George was easily the better musician of The Beatles, but he was denied, basically, of sharing his work with the group because of the over-inflated egos of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Sadly, even with an amazing solo career, George was still kept in the shadows.

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I can't believe this is The beatles thread. surely there must be a bigger one elsewhere, I can't find it anyway...

Started getting into the beatles only a few months ago and have been listening to their albums chronlogically. Up to Magical Mystery Tour and I can see why they are well thought to be the best band ever